As the Trump administration continues to take shape, many are wondering what impact the President-Elect will have on the economy and trade – areas where he has committed to roll back President Obama’s legacy.

Cross-border supply chains have been developed over the past 20 years, which could be critically disrupted if trade deals are scrapped, Scott L. Vernick told The Times.

“The administration is going to have to think carefully about imposing tariffs,” Vernick says. “It could lead to trade wars.”

The U.S. Copyright Office announced a change to the registered agent database that will require additional action on the part of website owners in order to stay protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbor provisions. The change, which is scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016, replaces the old paper filing system with a new electronic filing system.

On November 22, 2016, Judge Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction against the Department of Labor (DOL) blocking its Final Overtime Rule, which was set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. The Final Rule would have more than doubled the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary test for executive, administrative and professional employees from $455 per week to $921 per week. White-collar employees earning below the $921 threshold would have been entitled to overtime.